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in Brief Take Your Professor To LunchThe Take Your Professor To Lunch Program will be held Sept. 30 to Oct. 18. Co-sponsored by Schreyer Institute and the University Student Government, this mid-semester program is designed to break down the barriers of anonymity in large class sections. Students and instructors in classes of 60 or more are eligible to participate. Lunch can be arranged at any Housing and Food Services eatery for the instructor and a subset of students currently enrolled in any eligible course. One or two teaching assistants also may join the group. Details and complete registration information can be found on the Web at http://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/Take-A-Prof . Blood driveThe Philadelphia 76'ers, in town for a preseason training camp, will show support for the American Red Cross during a blood drive from noon to 6 p.m. Oct. 3 at The Bryce Jordan Center's south gym annex on the University Park campus. There will be giveaways from the team as well as the possibility to meet players and coaching staff. Each presenter will be entered into a drawing to win tickets for the Sixers exhibition game against the San Antonio Spurs on Oct. 8. Appointments are recommended and can be made by calling (814) 865-7263 or logging onto http://psuredcross.org. An upcoming blood drive is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, at the HUB-Robeson Center on the University Park campus. Computer store open houseThe Microcomputer Order Center will hold an open house in conjunction with Parents and Families Weekend on Friday, Oct. 4, and Saturday, Oct. 5, on the University Park campus. Vendor representatives and non-commission consultants will be available to answer questions and demonstrate products. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. For information, visit the Web site at http://computerstore.psu.edu or call (814) 865-2100. Bowling coaches neededThe Student Bowling Club is searching for University employees that would be interested in coaching their club teams for men and women. The competitive bowling teams practice at both Northland Lanes in State College and Bellefonte Lanes. The clubs are looking for people who have coaching experience and are willing to travel on weekends. This is a volunteer position with paid travel expenses to bowling tournaments. For information, call (814) 865-9202 or e-mail Dale Roth at dmr4@psu.edu. Award nominations soughtNominations are now being accepted for the Alumni Association Dissertation Awards. The Alumni Association Dissertation Award provides funding and recognition to outstanding full-time doctoral students who have passed their comprehensive exams and have received approval of the dissertation topic or to master of fine arts students in their final year. From the pool of qualified nominations, a minimum of two awards of $5,000 are made for each of the following categories: Fine Arts and Humanities; Social Sciences -- Applied and Basic; Physical and Computational Sciences -- Applied and Basic; Life and Health Sciences; and Engineering. Nominations are due by Nov. 1. Because of the limited number of awards available, one nomination may be made per graduate program of study by the program chair to the college's associate dean for graduate studies. For information, visit the Graduate School's Web site at http://www.gradsch.psu.edu/fellow/aada.html or call (814) 865-2514. |